Holycroft Primary School is a primary school located in Keighley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in writing is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Victoria Road, Keighley

School Information

Address: Victoria Road, Keighley, BD21 1JF
Website: http://www.holycroftprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01535604183
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr G Morrison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143982

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 385
Number of Boys: 182
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.6
Writing
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.8 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Strong Close Nursery School
Airedale Road , BD21 4LW 		3out of 4 2,288 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holycroft Primary School
Victoria Road , BD21 1JF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Lustre Street , BD21 2ND 		3out of 4 484 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Queen's Road , Ingrow BD21 1AR 		3out of 4 522 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ingrow Primary School
Broomhill Avenue , BD21 1BW 		3out of 4 802 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Nessfield
Nessfield Drive , BD22 6NP 		1out of 4 852 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot Oakbank
Oakworth Road , BD22 7DU 		2out of 4 1,155 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Holy Family Catholic School
Spring Gardens Lane , BD20 6LH 		2out of 4 1,670 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
University Academy Keighley
Green Head Road , Utley BD20 6EB 		2out of 4 2,231 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot Phoenix
Braithwaite Avenue , BD22 6HZ 		3out of 4 1,363 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Beechcliffe Special School
Green Head Road , Utley BD20 6ED 		3out of 4 2,292 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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